TTC votes for widespread service improvements

A key series of improvements to TTC service inched closer to reality this afternoon as the Commission board voted in favour of a a report titled Opportunities to Improve Transit Service in Toronto. Some of the highlights include the roll out of timed transfers (yay!), express bus service on additional routes, all buses and streetcars running 24/7 at no more than 10 minutes apart, the expansion of the Blue Night bus network, and all-door boarding on streetcars across the system.

It all sounds great (someone tell John Tory), but it will cost a few bucks -- $288 million to be exact. Where that money comes from will ultimately be decided by city council next week. In other words, it's too early to bank on these proposed changes, but it's certainly time to be cautiously optimistic. What do you think? Is this the way forward for the TTC?

This plan really came out of the blue and it's definitely a huge improvement on what the TTC is offering us today. Yes it will cost money but it will transform the TTC into a 21st century transit service. The next step is to ensure the TTC has the funding to make this sustainable and last over the long term.

This plan was not out of the blue. Back in 2009, there was the Transit City Bus Plan. This took that original plan and added additional points such as all-door access and other additions. Basically it starts by reversing the cut Ford and Stintz imposed on the TTC, and builds upon it.

Olivia will increase bus service by 10%! / August 19, 2014 at 09:27 pm

I think the time has come to privatize Olivia Chow! Send her on her way!!

Olivia reached a high level of a political career by becoming a member of parliment where she could cause big change but ultimately she had to resign because she was in way over her head and decided to run for mayor of Toronto.

You don't know the history behind the TTC, if you say its time to privatize the TTC. Public transit was private in Toronto for 30 years, and it didn't work. It wouldn't work now.

A private TTC would prefer to operate the profitable routes, including the streetcar lines and subway lines 1 and 2. They'll leave the unprofitable lines, such as the 4 Sheppard line alone unless they get a big subsidy to continue showing dividends for their shareholders.

Who cares about the history and the triumphs and tribulations? The way to transit enlightenment is the future of transit not looking into the past history. Transit is fast, the future is fast, we must prepare, respond, react to the constant changes.

John Tory is NOT promising a downtwon relief line. John Tory is opposed to a downtown relief line. John Tory's plan is to skip the downtown relief line and instead fold the GO train lines into the TCC along with adding some trains to existing tracks. John Tory wants to move more suburban folks around the suburbs by train. John Tory is not talking about subways.

There is a mistake in the article. All buses and streetcars will not be running 24/7. The all day ten minute recommendation is for "regular" service hours (ie. ending around 1am). Blue Line service continues to be the only overnight transportation (albeit with expanded service).

He only questions the “honour system,” or proof-of-payment system that would let people get on streetcars from any door, and would cost approximately 8 million a year to police and the hiring of many new unionized TTC employees.

SMART MAN. We should be questioning some of the spending. There's nothing wrong with questioning and creating a healthy dialogue as Mayor Ford has done. Too many times in this city we've simply just accepted the proposals without question then have to pay for it in a big way further down the line.

A potential problem with the "honour system" is that many people might jump on a streetcar without paying just to go a couple blocks, thinking that they would avoid a fare monitor on their short trip. If this behaviour became commonplace, it would really slow things down for the streetcars. More people jumping on and off at high frequency.

Olivia Chow should do the right thing and drop out of the mayoralty race already. Rob Ford should get out too but he is too stubborn.

Not taking responsibilty for a high ranking official in Olivia's campaign making a defamatory statement about another candidate is clue number one that this woman is not fit for the office that Warren Kinsella aspires for her.

John Tory, much like Rob Ford, has no real plan. He just jumps from idea to idea, without giving anything much thought. He has not had an original idea since, well, never. He is yesterdays failed politician, not a leader. It's sad that a great city like Toronto can't find great leaders. To go from Ford to Tory, is just a huge disappointment.

Too Bad Olivia can't even announce a transit plan. Her transit announcement today has been trumped in the news by the comments made by Warren Kinsella towards John Tory. Foolishness from the Chow camp and she needs to take responsibility.

Olivia is no leader! If she can't manage her own staff and volunteers how is she a leader that should be mayor. She can't lead anyone. Kinsella has been a political strategist for years and bills himself as the "Prince of Darkness" of Canadian politics.

HE IS NOT JUST SOME RANDOM VOLUNTEER AS OLIVIA THINKS WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE.

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